ambition and ruthlessness

His films like Taxi Driver and The Wolf of Wall Street obsessively examine the psychological corruption of ambitious men willing to destroy themselves and others.

His work explores how ruthlessness emerges from ambition and societal pressure, examining moral decay with unflinching intensity in films like Code Unknown and Happy End.

Black Swan and The Wrestler depict the devastating toll of ambition and the ruthless sacrifices required to achieve artistic and athletic excellence.